tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post830588180660569953..comments2017-12-07T18:35:43.758-07:00Comments on Καθολικός διάκονος: Listening to the Scriptures- examining myselfDeacon Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01385969740195992108noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post-55659653889055969932013-02-09T19:13:06.246-07:002013-02-09T19:13:06.246-07:00I have been thinking that brooding over injury is ...I have been thinking that brooding over injury is something that most of us, given our fallen humanity, are prone to do. The Church&#39;s injury, brought forth by our wounded humanity, is self-inflicted. Hence, there is not much to brood over apart from our own unfaithfulness. I cannot brood in Christ&#39;s place. Because He is perfect, Christ certainly doesn&#39;t &quot;brood,&quot; but sets about to bring life from death, good from bad.<br /><br />I think in his &quot;hymn to love,&quot; the apostle is writing about those times we are really injured by someone we love and who loves us. In these relationships injury is bound to be inflicted, or at least perceived. We are to forgive, to let go. This is a big challenge.Deacon Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01385969740195992108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post-53756090597434631932013-02-03T15:05:10.211-07:002013-02-03T15:05:10.211-07:00When I heard &quot;brood over injury today&quot;, ...When I heard &quot;brood over injury today&quot;, that&#39;s what I was thinking. The &quot;injury&quot; has been towards the Church through her Priests. Thats&#39;s what I was thinking. Doesn&#39;t Jesus &#39;suffer&#39; anew through his Church and her ministers? We shouldn&#39;t be bitter about any of this nor rejoice because we &quot;got rid of him.&quot; No, no, no, prayer is the answer here, at least it is for me. I would never insult or rejoice over a Priest&#39;s sin because I know who he is. The best thing is prayer. Period. The Church needs it more than ever. <br /><br />Hah! I&#39;m a huge reader so I follow along in the missalette. It&#39;s easy for me to READ along and LISTEN! :)<br /><br />God bless, Deacon! :)<br /><br />+HannahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com